Fitchburg Municipal
FIT · KFIT · Fitchburg, Massachusetts · Worcester County · map
Fitchburg Municipal is a public-use airport owned by the City of Fitchburg, 3 miles southeast of Fitchburg, Massachusetts, 344 feet above sea level. Its one runway, 14/32, is 5,001 feet of asphalt. It has fuel (100LL avgas, Jet A with additive).
Weather right now KFIT · observed 3:52 pm EDT (19:52 UTC), 44 minutes ago
VFR good flying weather
- Wind from the northwest (320°) at 15 knots, gusting to 21
- Visibility 10 miles or more
- Temperature 60°F (16°C), dew point 27°F (-3°C)
- Altimeter 29.99 inHg
No terminal forecast is issued for this station. The nearest forecast is usually at the closest larger airport.
The codes as issued (METAR and TAF)
METAR KFIT 061952Z AUTO 32015G21KT 10SM CLR 16/M03 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP158 T01561028
From the National Weather Service's aviation weather service, refreshed every few minutes; times are local to the airport with UTC in brackets. For a flight, get your briefing from Flight Service or an approved provider.
The airport
- Codes
- FAA FIT · ICAO KFIT
- Kind
- Airport · open to the public · publicly owned
- Owner
- City of Fitchburg
- Elevation
- 344 feet above sea level
- Pattern altitude
- 1,002 feet above the airport
- Control tower
- No control tower
- Attended
- every day, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
- Lights
- runway lights see the remarks below; beacon sunset to sunrise
- Fuel
- 100LL avgas, Jet A with additive
- Repairs
- airframe: major repairs; engine: major repairs
- Parking
- hangar, tiedown
- Notes
- landing fee
- On the chart
- New York sectional
- Magnetic variation
- 15W
- In the FAA's files since
- April 1940
Runway
For understanding the field, not for navigation.
| Runway | Length × width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14/32 | 5,001 × 100 ft | Asphalt, excellent | Medium-intensity lights |
- Runway 14: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 163 ft, 4,538 ft available for landing, trees 50 ft high 600 ft from the end
- Runway 32: PAPI, four lights on the left, threshold displaced 300 ft, 4,538 ft available for landing, trees 42 ft high 800 ft from the end
Radio frequencies
| Common traffic advisory (CTAF) · UNICOM | 122.7 | |
| Approach and departure | 124.4 | |
| Fit and automated weather (ASOS) | 135.175 |
Automated weather (ASOS), by phone 978-343-9121.
Wind map live wind over the area, from Windy.com
Colours show wind speed, the moving lines its direction; drag the time bar for the coming days. Map and forecast by Windy.com.
Aircraft registered in Fitchburg from the FAA register
16 aircraft are registered to owners in Fitchburg, Massachusetts: 12 piston singles, 3 gliders, 1 balloon. Not every one of them is based at this airport; the based-aircraft count above is the FAA's figure for this airport alone.
Companies and organisations in town with two or more aircraft:
Individuals are counted, never named. All aircraft registered in Massachusetts.
Accidents and incidents at or near this airport NTSB records · 24 since 1982, 7 fatal
Cases the NTSB recorded with this as the nearest airport, newest first. Each opens the full report in plain English.
Nearby within 30 nautical miles
The FAA's remarks as written in the airport file
- Established prior to 1959.
- Rotating beacon not available durg daylight IFR conditions.
- Activate runway end identifier lights runway 14 and 32; PAPI runway 14 and 32; medium-intensity runway lights runway 14/32 - 123.0.
- Pwrd paragliders.
- PAPI unusable beyond 5 degreess L and R of centerline.
- Wildlife on and in the vicinity of airport.
- Cold temperature airport. Altitude correction required at or below -21C.
- Noise sensitive area: departure aircraft climb to pattern altitude bfr turning crosswind.
Facts from the FAA's airport file effective October 1, 2026, written out in plain English; weather from the National Weather Service's aviation weather service; registered aircraft from the FAA register as of October 5, 2026; accidents from the NTSB's public database. Owners are shown only when they are an organisation; no person is named. Check the official sources before a flight: this page is for understanding an airport, not for planning one.